“To so many people, the Lord is in danger of being no more than a patron saint of our systematic theology instead of the Christ who is our life.” PeopleChristLordOur LivesDangerSaintTheologySystematicPatron Author:W. Ian Thomas
“Rationally considered, nothing can be more absurd than the baptism of infants under any circumstances. No statement, no matter by whom it may be said to have been uttered, can make that true which is radically false. If an innocent child, unconscious of good or evil, irresponsible to God and man, incapable of thought or action, is not already, in accordance with Christian theology, a member of Christ, then no vicarious promise or priestly ablution can make him one. For if this were so, a similar ceremony under devil worship could make him a member of Satan.” IfsMenMayChildrenHas BeensSaidMatterActionChristianEvilChristCircumstancesPromiseMembersWorshipDevilTheologyStatementsInnocentAbsurdSatanUnconsciousIncapableInfantCeremonyIrresponsibleBaptismChristian TheologyVicariousInnocent ChildrenDevil Worship Author:Tennessee Celeste Claflin
“The problem is that, regardless of what our theologies tell us about the purpose of the clergy, the actual effect of the clergy profession is to make the body of Christ lame. This happens not because clergy intend it (they usually intend the opposite) but because the objective nature of the profession inevitably turns the laity into passive receivers.” ProblemBodyHappensPurposeTurnsChristEffectsOppositesProfessionTheologyObjectivesPassiveLameClergyReceiverBody Of Christ Author:Christian Smith
“Once people get hung up on theology, they've lost sanity forever. More people have been killed in the name of Jesus Christ than any other name in the history of the world.” PeopleWorldHas BeensReligionJesusNamesLostChristForeverAtheismJesus ChristTheologySanityHungWorld History Author:Gore Vidal
“The theological systems of men and schools of men are determined always by the character of their ideal of Christ, the central fact of the Christian system.” MenCharacterFactsSchoolChristianChristIdealsDeterminedTheologyTheological Author:J. G. Holland
“...popular fundamentalist theology has emphasized the utility of the cross rather than the beauty of the One who died on it... The "work" of Christ has been stressed until it has eclipsed the person of Christ.” PersonsHas BeensChristCrossesDiedTheologyUtilityStressedFundamentalist Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer
“Discipleship means adherence to Christ and, because Christ is the object of that adherence, it must take the form of discipleship. An abstract theology, a doctrinal system, a general religious knowledge of the subject of grace or the forgiveness of sins, render discipleship superfluous, and in fact exclude any idea of discipleship whatsoever, and are essentially inimical to the whole conception of following Christ....Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.” MeanIdeasWholeFactsFormChristReligiousSinChristianityGraceSubjectsObjectsFollowingTheologyAbstractConceptionDiscipleshipSuperfluousAdherenceForgiveness Of SinsFollowing Christ Author:Dietrich Bonhoeffer